The Ruling on Educating Women in an Environment of Free Mixing
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Question:
What is your opinion on a woman studying and working in countries where education involves mixing, and there are no alternatives, and if she withdraws, a Christian or someone similar might take her place? What is the ruling in that case?
Answer:
If the education poses a danger to the woman due to mixing and lack of modesty, she must stay away from it, because she should not risk herself and her chastity. As for it being taken over by a Christian, she is not responsible for that. She is required to protect herself first. As for it being taken over by someone else who is not suitable, that is the responsibility of the one who appointed her, and the sin is on the one who appointed her. As for her, she is safe; she should not risk herself in order to prevent the appointment of non-Muslims.
What is your opinion on a woman studying and working in countries where education involves mixing, and there are no alternatives, and if she withdraws, a Christian or someone similar might take her place? What is the ruling in that case?
Answer:
If the education poses a danger to the woman due to mixing and lack of modesty, she must stay away from it, because she should not risk herself and her chastity. As for it being taken over by a Christian, she is not responsible for that. She is required to protect herself first. As for it being taken over by someone else who is not suitable, that is the responsibility of the one who appointed her, and the sin is on the one who appointed her. As for her, she is safe; she should not risk herself in order to prevent the appointment of non-Muslims.
Source
أسئلة وأجوبة ي كليات البنات المتوسطة في شقراء — archive.org (40:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.